Jesus Is Coming Back! No seriously, He is…

If you knew that Jesus would return at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, what would you do between now and then? Many of us would rush to be with family and friends. Others would end relationships, make amends with those we hurt, or strike up something new (albeit brief). When I posed this question to a group of high schoolers recently, one young man responded he would put the news all over Facebook and tell everyone he ran into that Jesus was coming. Passionately, one young lady expressed how she would make sure her family knew about the return because she would not want them to be left behind. Many students began to analyze the validity of the information (how do we know? who told us? have their been signs?).

The responses are understandable, when one considers the return of Jesus, in essence is the end of life as we know it. For the Christian believer, the return of Christ is why we do what we do, the hope of our future. Yet his return is one of the least talked about topics among believers. It is as if we have lost the sense of urgency the early church once had. If you read Acts chapter 2, it is obvious those believers had His return in the forefront of their mind. They faced persecution, yet they were persistent in spreading the gospel. They sold possessions to make sure every need was met. They were bold, committed and dedicated because they actually believed that at any moment, Jesus would return. And they believed Him.

If you know Jesus will return at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, certainly the sense of urgency would increase. So why isn’t that urgency there now? Jesus said himself that “no one knows the day or the hour” when He will return. That means it will happen unexpectedly. Sure the scriptures speak of signs of the times, but the point is no one can possibly poinpoint exactly when those signs will happen or when he will return. We must be ready at all times. And we must be determined to tell our friends, our co-workers, family members that they must get right with Him.

Jesus is coming back. Maybe not tomorrow at 3 p.m. Maybe it will be today before you finish reading this blog. Or right at halftime of the Super Bowl or in the fourth quarter of the NBA Finals. Are you ready? Or will you remain, with a perplexed look on your face, claiming you did not know? So, what are you going to do now that you know Jesus IS coming back?